Appraisily Check my item

Auction sale reference

Tom Kelley (1914-1984) Photograph ca 1958-59

Sold for $1,200 at California Auctioneers on Dec 14, 2024.

Tom Kelley (1914-1984) Photograph ca 1958-59 auction lot image

Lot description

Vintage "darkroom-made" print from 1958-59 on Kodabromide paper by Photographer famed photographer Tom Kelley. Measures 16" x20" matted 20" x 24" It was done as an Insurance Co. advertisement - Tom Kelley photographed the most famous Marilyn Monroe photographs that was later chosen as the cover for the first issue of Playboy. Includes a letter from Tom Kelley studios.

Do not price your object from one auction record.

A signed appraisal checks whether this sale is truly comparable to your item before you sell, insure, donate, or divide an estate.

Get an expert appraisal